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Maryland Football Team History

Maryland Terrapins

University of Maryland
College Park, MD
Founded: 1856
Stadium: Byrd Stadium
Capacity: 48,055
Colors: Black, Gold, Red & White
Coach: H.C. Curley Byrd
Conference: Southern-

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1888 <-- 1930 <- 1931 -> 1932 --> 2024

1931 Season Highlights

H.C. Curley Byrd enters his 20th season as Head Coach at Maryland.

1931 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 26	vs. Washington (Maryland)	13	0	W
Sat., Oct. 3	vs. Virginia	7	6	W
Sat., Oct. 10	@ Navy	6	0	W	@ Washington, DC
Sat., Oct. 17	vs. Kentucky	6	6	T
Sat., Oct. 24	vs. Virginia Military Institute	41	20	W	@ Richmond, VA
Sat., Oct. 31	@ Virginia Tech	20	0	W
Sat., Nov. 7	@ Vanderbilt	12	39	L
Sat., Nov. 21	vs. Washington & Lee	13	7	W
Thu., Nov. 26	@ Johns Hopkins	35	14	W	@ Baltimore, MD
Sat., Dec. 5	@ McDaniel	41	6	W	@ Baltimore, MD

1931 Season Totals
Record	8-1 -1
Points Scored	194
Scoring Average	19.4
Points Allowed	98
Defense Average	9.8
Opponents Record	19-22
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	4-0 -1
Away Record	4-1

1931 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1931 Southern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Tulane	11-1	350	56	Lost 12-21				Bernard W. Bernie Bierman
Alabama	9-1	370	57					Frank W. Thomas
Tennessee	9-0-1	243	15					Robert R. Bob Neyland
Georgia	8-2	201	118					Harry J. Mehre
Maryland	8-1-1	194	98					H.C. Curley Byrd
Auburn	5-3-1	114	78					Chet A. Wynne
Duke	5-3-2	74	46					Wallace W. Wade
Kentucky	5-2-2	130	48					Harry G. Gamage
Louisiana State	5-4	137	90					Russell T. Russ Cohen
South Carolina	5-4-1	146	79					W.L. Billy Laval
Vanderbilt	5-4	192	103					Dan McGugin
North Carolina	4-3-3	114	92					Charles C. Chuck Collins
North Carolina State	3-6	60	104					John P. Clipper Smith
Virginia Tech	3-4-2	76	104					Orville E. Neale
Florida	2-6-2	73	168					Charles W. Bachman
Georgia Tech	2-7-1	98	207					William A. Bill Alexander
Mississippi	2-6-1	73	210					Ed Walker
Mississippi State	2-6	47	187					Ray Dauber
Clemson	1-6-2	19	164					Jess C. Neely
Virginia	1-7-2	40	112					Fred T. Dawson

1931 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1931 All Southern Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.